Cattle-guard



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C. KING.

CATTLE GUARD.

APPLICATION man 050.23, 1918.

'1,354 405, PatentedSept. 28,1920.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES KING, OF MOUNT STERLING, OHIO.

CATTLE- GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

Application filed December 28, 1918. Serial No. 268,634.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Sterling, in the county of Madison, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cattle-Guards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cattle guards and particularly to cattle guards used on railways.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved cattle guard for a railway which will effectively keep cattle from passing up or down a railway from the crossing.

Another object is to provide a novel and improved device of this character which is simple in construction and which can be easily and cheaply installed on a railway.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying,

drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of a cattle guard in position with respect to a railway.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. r

Fig. 3 is avertical sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 44 of Fig. '1.

Referring particularly to the accompany ing drawing, 10 represents the ties and 11 the rails of a railway in connection with which my improved cattle guard is used.

Secured to certain of the ties by means of the spikes 12, and extending between the "ails, are the angle strips 13, and on the same ties, and extending outwardly from the rails, to the ends of the ties, are the shorter angle strips 14. The upper edges of the vertical portions of the longer strips are formed 'ith the longitudinal series of openings, and secured in these openings, at their opposite ends, and extending from one strip to the other, in parallel relation between the rails, are the heavy wires 15. In the center, and adjacent each end of the vertical portion of each angle strip, is a larger opening 16, and disposed through these openings are the threaded ends of the longitudinally extending rods 17, said rods being disposed between and parallel with the rails. Threaded on the ends of the rods, and disposed against the inner and outer faces of the angle strips, are the clamping and adjusting nuts, by means of which the vertical portions of the angle strips can be flexed toward and away from each other to regulate the tensions of the wires, the nuts being shown at 18. In the ends of the upper portions of the shorter angle strips are the rod receiving openings and engaged through these openings are the threaded ends of the rods 20, clamping nuts 21 being engaged on said ends, inwardly and outwardly of the angle strips. intermediate these openings are the smaller openings for securing the ends of the wires which are similarly constructed and arranged to the wires 15.

A metal plate, which extends between the rails, and longitudinally of each of the angle-strip carrying ties, has one edge formed with openings 2 1 which receive therethrough the ends of the bolts or rods 17, said plate being shown at 25. The plate is placed in such position that its lower edge receives the belts or rods 17, after which the plate is bent downwardly toward the other edge of the tie and secured thereto by nails or spikes 26. These plates protect the angle plates from damage which might occur by dragging brake bars of passing trains.

Additional angle strips 27 and 28 are secured to and extend longitudinally of a tie intermediate of the ties which carry the first-named angle strips, the rods passing therethrough to brace and support the intermediate portions of the rods and to prevent bending or breaking thereof.

hat is claimed is:

A cattle guard for a railway including angle plates secured to certain of the ties of the railway and extending longitudinally of the ties, wires secured to and extending between the angle plates, rods disposed through the plates, nuts for engagement 7 

